1.   It has set its face against cutting prices.

2.   And she blasts supermarkets for failing to pass on profits to customers by cutting prices.

3.   Also, Ackerman said, stores are cutting prices, which could take its toll on profits.

4.   And analysts speculated that Hynix had been cutting prices still further in a desperate attempt to claw back market share and buck up the confidence of creditors.

5.   And Intel also has been cutting prices in an effort to spur more demand.

6.   Apple, which is based in Cupertino, Calif., has been cutting prices on existing Macintosh models as it readies new machines with faster processors.

7.   As the standards of public golf have risen, some merely good courses are struggling to survive and many are cutting prices.

8.   Auto analysts were skeptical that GM could sell so many vehicles in the first quarter without cutting prices or increasing rebates and cut-rate loans.

9.   Banks are eager to lend and are cutting prices.

10.   Besides cutting prices, Host Marriott is going upscale with new Pasqua coffee bar and a big marble-and-tile bar in the United terminal.